[TEST] Copy of How To: Control and Monitor Bandwidth Usage for Windows Update in the Fall Creators Update

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 12, 2017

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How To: Control and Monitor Bandwidth Usage for Windows Update in the Fall Creators Update

 

Earlier this week I shared a how to and images for an unannounced feature that showed up in the latest Windows 10 Redstone 3 build, aka the Fall Creators Update, that allows you to reset your PIN and password directly from the Lock Screen.

It seems there was more than one new feature/enhancement in Build 16237 for PC that was not specifically mentioned in the builds release notes from Microsoft.

Microsoft has been working on advanced features for Windows Update since they released Windows 10 in an effort to help users control the amount of data that is pulled down through their Internet connection. They have implemented a new Unified Update Platform (UUP) to provide differential downloads for updates and a process that downloads updates from other PCs on your local network to avoid using your Internet connection to download updates destined for each device.

It now appears Microsoft is preparing a new enhancement to Windows Update as part of the upcoming Fall Creators Update for its advanced management options to allow the user to control how much of their bandwidth is set aside for update downloads when they are available and to limit the amount of data that is marked for those updates.

There is also a new activity monitor for keeping an eye on data usage related to Windows Update.

In this gallery I will show you those new settings in Windows Settings>Update & Security>Advanced Options so you can see what these new options look like in the latest Windows Insider Fast Ring builds.

(H/T to @PureInfoTech over on Windows Central for the discovery)

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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